England · Constituency
West Dorset
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Photograph shows Sherborne, a town in this constituency, not the whole of West Dorset.
Your member of parliament
Edward Morello
Liberal DemocratLiberal Democrat won West Dorset at the 2024 general election with a majority of 7,789 votes, or 14.8 points. A swing of 7.4 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 335 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 315.
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How safe is this seat?
Competitive
A majority of 14.8 points, which is larger than 335 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Liberal Democrat finished ahead of Conservative by 7,789 votes.
Majority
7,789
14.8% of votes cast.
Turnout
69.2%
+9.5 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
6
52,605 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward MorelloElected | Liberal Democrat | 26,999 | 51.3% | +39.1 |
| Chris Loder | Conservative | 19,210 | 36.5% | +12.8 |
| Donna Lumsden | Labour | 3,086 | 5.9% | -27.8 |
| Kelvin Clayton | Green Party | 2,288 | 4.3% | -2.0 |
| Oliver Chisholm | Independent | 733 | 1.4% | -0.7 |
| Marcus White | Independent | 289 | 0.5% | -1.5 |
Competitive. Close enough that a modest swing would change hands. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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